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Biomaterials for ocular surface reconstruction and lamellar keratoplasty
Author(s) -
Fuchsluger T.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2015.0258
Subject(s) - biocompatibility , nanofiber , lamellar structure , materials science , presentation (obstetrics) , ophthalmology , biomedical engineering , medicine , nanotechnology , surgery , composite material , metallurgy
Summary This presentation present strategies to engineer a biomatrix through nanofibers. Different characteristics of the fibers and the matri, f.ex. biocompatibility, degradability, wetability are displayed. Future possibilities of use in ocular surface reconstruction are discussed.